Keven Stammen - Live Updates

Level 7 Hour 2 Update: Hoyt Corkins Eliminated

Jul 07, '09

Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante

Players Remaining: 3,916 of 6,494

Note: The players have gone on a 90-minute dinner break and will return at 8:10 p.m.

Chip Counts:

1. Samer Rahman – 235,000
2. Greg Mueller – 176,000
3. Coba Cao – 175,100
4. Tom Schneider – 165,000
5. Andy Black – 162,000
6. Kirk Banks – 157,000
7. Jim Bookstaff – 155,000
8. Nick Maimone – 154,000
9. David Sands – 147,000
10. Redmond Lee – 140,000

CardPlayer Chip Counts:

Todd Brunson – 41,000
Ciaran O’Leary – 33,400
Mike Matusow – 20,000

Notable Eliminations:

Hoyt Corkins
Erik Cajelais

Big Hands:

Corkins Gone…Really, He’s Out

Just a few hands after Hoyt Corkins doubled up to over 70,000 he was knocked right out of the main event.

A player in middle position raised to 1,400 and the cutoff made the call. The button also called and the action was on Corkins in the small blind. He shoved for 60,000 more. The middle position player quickly called, having Corkins covered. The other two players mucked.

Corkins then tabled AK and was in deep trouble against the KK of his opponent. The flop came down J1010 and Corkins was actually a favorite to double up. The turn was the 4, dropping those percentages a bit and the J on the river put the final nail in the coffin, sending Corkins out of the main event.

Keven Stammen Knocks One Out

After a flop of K96, 2009 bracelet winner Keven Stammen was facing a bet from his opponent. He raised all in and was called. Stammen turned over Q10 for a gutshot straight draw along with a backdoor flush draw. His opponent showed K5 for top pair and the lead.

The turn changed all that when the J made Stammen’s straight. The river was the K, giving his opponent useless trips and Stammen was over 100,000 with the win.

Cajelais Moves Toward The Exit

After a flop of A108, Cajelais ended up all in after he got in a raising war with Samer Rahman. Cajelais showed A3 for top pair but Rahman showed AQ for the same hand with a better kicker.

The turn was the 6 and the river was the K and Cajelais was out of the main event. Rahman was up to 325,000.

King Nothing

Jimmy Fricke called his opponent’s all in bet of 11,000. The opponent showed A10 and Fricke tabled KK.

If only the hand would have ended there, Fricke could’ve had a knockout under his belt. But the flop fell and brought AAQ, giving the all-in player trips. The turn was the J, giving Fricke a straight draw but eliminating a king as one of his outs. The river was the 9 and Fricke lost the pot. He was at 95,000.

The Wrath Of Thor

A player raised to 1,700 preflop and the action was on Thor Hansen. He reraised to 5,500 and his opponent came right back over the top to 16,000. Hansen then moved all in for 36,000 and his opponent made the call. Hansen then revealed AA and his opponent tabled KK.

The board offered no help to the cowboys and Hansen doubled up to 77,000.

Garrett Can’t Call

Brad Garrett raised to 1,300 preflop and the blinds came along for the ride. The flop came down 826 and the small blind led out for 3,400. Garrett was the only caller and the K came on the turn. The small blind fired 6,000 and Garrett mucked. The small blind then showed 54 for just a flush draw and Garrett was down to 43,000.

We Are Family

Kara Scott limped in preflop for 600 and everyone else at her table did the same. This put more than 5,000 in the pot before the flop.

It then came down A55. Scott took the initiative and bet out 3,000. The eight other players at the table mucked and Scott took a nice little pot. She was around 80,000.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Thor Hansen,   Erik Cajelais,   Jimmy Fricke,   Brad Garrett,   Keven Stammen,   Kara Scott

Level 3 Hour 2 Update: Deeb, Vos Eliminated

Jul 03, '09

Blinds: 150-300

Chip Counts:

1. Dragan Galic – 110,000
2. Jeff Williams – 100,000
3. Jeremy Ausmus – 88,000
4. Radek Stockner – 88,000
5. Eli Elezra – 84,300
6. Keven Stammen – 74,000
7. Bryan Colin – 72,000
8. Michael Kamran – 72,000
9. Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 40,000
10. Barry Shulman – 30,000

Notable Eliminations:

Freddy Deeb, Matt Glantz, Nelly, Chris Moorman, Mark Vos, Gabe Kaplan

Big Hands:

Freddy Deeb Busted By Keven Stammen

Three players were in a pot that saw a flop of KQ4 hit the felt. Keven Stammen fired 2,200 and Freddy Deeb made the call, as did another player. The turn was the 10 and everyone checked. The river was the Q and Deeb led out with 6,000. The other player in the hand folded, but Stammen repopped it to 37,000 total. Deeb only had 11,000 behind and made the call.

Deeb then tabled AJ for a Broadway straight, but Stammen showed KQ for a full house and Deeb’s main event was over.

Chris Moorman Gone

The player in the small blind limped in and Chris Moorman moved all in. The small blind called and the players tabled their hands.

Small Blind: AK
Moorman: JJ

Board: A4437

Moorman was outflopped and could not catch up the rest of the way and his main event was cut short on day 1.

Mark Vos Ousted

Mark Vos raised to 700 preflop and action folded around to Peter Hedlund. He reraised to 3,000 and Vos came back over the top, moving in for 8,450. Hedlund called and showed down AK. Vos tabled QQ and things were looking good for Vos. But the turn brought another ace to the party and Vos couldn’t hit his set on the river and he was eliminated.

Jerry Yang Doubles Up

A player in middle position raised to 850 and Jerry Yang all in 3,925. Action folded around to the middle position player. He made the call and Yang showed KQ. The middle position player showed 22 and the flop fell QQ3.

The player in the big blind then announced that he had folded a deuce. The turn was the K, filling up Yang and the river was the case 2. Yang doubled to 8,000.

Prerry Friedman Cracks Aces, Eliminates Opponent

Perry Friedman took a flop heads up against his opponent and the flop fell 998. After a series of bets and raises all of the money got in and the cards were turned face up.

Friedman showed K9, which was miles ahead of the AA of his opponent. The turn was the 7 and the river was the 8, giving Friedman a full house and the pot.

Nines Are No Good For Alexander

Jason Alexander raised from the hijack position and was called by the small blind. The flop was A104 and both players checked. The turn was the 6 and the small blind checked again.

Alexander decided it was time to bet and put out 1500 into the middle. He was met with a check-raise to 3500 from the small blind. After some thought, Alexander put in the call. The river was the 8 and both players checked.

Alexander tabled the 99, but the small blind turned over AQ and took the pot.

Veldhuis With A Stone Cold Bluff

Over at the feature table, the flop came down 432 and the action was checked to Lex Veldhuis. He fired 2,300 and his opponent made the call. The turn was the 9 and action was checked to Veldhuis again. He fired 6,000 more chips into the pot and his opponent stuck around. The river was the A and action was checked again to Veldhuis. He then moved all in for over 40,000, having his opponent covered. This induced a fold and Veldhuis then tabled K6 for absolutely nothing. He raked in the pot and was at 70,000.

Yang Doubles Up Again

After being moved to a new table, Jerry Yang made it 900 to go preflop and was three-bet by Steve Paul-Ambrose to 2550. Yang called and they saw a flop of 2K8 and Steve Paul-Ambrose put out enough to put Yang all in.

Yang put in the call and said “This is the hand I won the World Series with,” said Yang as he tabled the 88, giving him middle set. Steve Paul-Ambrose showed the 99 and needed to improve to take the pot.

The turn was the K and the 5, doubling up Yang to 17,000.

Player Tags: Perry Friedman,   Peter Hedlund,   Mark Vos,   Jerry Yang,   Jason Alexander,   Freddy Deeb,   Keven Stammen,   Lex Veldhuis,   Chris Moorman

Level 7 Hour 2 Update: Hoyt Corkins Eliminated

Jul 07, '09

Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante

Players Remaining: 3,916 of 6,494

Note: The players have gone on a 90-minute dinner break and will return at 8:10 p.m.

Chip Counts:

1. Samer Rahman – 235,000
2. Greg Mueller – 176,000
3. Coba Cao – 175,100
4. Tom Schneider – 165,000
5. Andy Black – 162,000
6. Kirk Banks – 157,000
7. Jim Bookstaff – 155,000
8. Nick Maimone – 154,000
9. David Sands – 147,000
10. Redmond Lee – 140,000

CardPlayer Chip Counts:

Todd Brunson – 41,000
Ciaran O’Leary – 33,400
Mike Matusow – 20,000

Notable Eliminations:

Hoyt Corkins
Erik Cajelais

Big Hands:

Corkins Gone…Really, He’s Out

Just a few hands after Hoyt Corkins doubled up to over 70,000 he was knocked right out of the main event.

A player in middle position raised to 1,400 and the cutoff made the call. The button also called and the action was on Corkins in the small blind. He shoved for 60,000 more. The middle position player quickly called, having Corkins covered. The other two players mucked.

Corkins then tabled AK and was in deep trouble against the KK of his opponent. The flop came down J1010 and Corkins was actually a favorite to double up. The turn was the 4, dropping those percentages a bit and the J on the river put the final nail in the coffin, sending Corkins out of the main event.

Keven Stammen Knocks One Out

After a flop of K96, 2009 bracelet winner Keven Stammen was facing a bet from his opponent. He raised all in and was called. Stammen turned over Q10 for a gutshot straight draw along with a backdoor flush draw. His opponent showed K5 for top pair and the lead.

The turn changed all that when the J made Stammen’s straight. The river was the K, giving his opponent useless trips and Stammen was over 100,000 with the win.

Cajelais Moves Toward The Exit

After a flop of A108, Cajelais ended up all in after he got in a raising war with Samer Rahman. Cajelais showed A3 for top pair but Rahman showed AQ for the same hand with a better kicker.

The turn was the 6 and the river was the K and Cajelais was out of the main event. Rahman was up to 325,000.

King Nothing

Jimmy Fricke called his opponent’s all in bet of 11,000. The opponent showed A10 and Fricke tabled KK.

If only the hand would have ended there, Fricke could’ve had a knockout under his belt. But the flop fell and brought AAQ, giving the all-in player trips. The turn was the J, giving Fricke a straight draw but eliminating a king as one of his outs. The river was the 9 and Fricke lost the pot. He was at 95,000.

The Wrath Of Thor

A player raised to 1,700 preflop and the action was on Thor Hansen. He reraised to 5,500 and his opponent came right back over the top to 16,000. Hansen then moved all in for 36,000 and his opponent made the call. Hansen then revealed AA and his opponent tabled KK.

The board offered no help to the cowboys and Hansen doubled up to 77,000.

Garrett Can’t Call

Brad Garrett raised to 1,300 preflop and the blinds came along for the ride. The flop came down 826 and the small blind led out for 3,400. Garrett was the only caller and the K came on the turn. The small blind fired 6,000 and Garrett mucked. The small blind then showed 54 for just a flush draw and Garrett was down to 43,000.

We Are Family

Kara Scott limped in preflop for 600 and everyone else at her table did the same. This put more than 5,000 in the pot before the flop.

It then came down A55. Scott took the initiative and bet out 3,000. The eight other players at the table mucked and Scott took a nice little pot. She was around 80,000.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Thor Hansen,   Erik Cajelais,   Jimmy Fricke,   Brad Garrett,   Keven Stammen,   Kara Scott

Level 3 Hour 2 Update: Deeb, Vos Eliminated

Jul 03, '09

Blinds: 150-300

Chip Counts:

1. Dragan Galic – 110,000
2. Jeff Williams – 100,000
3. Jeremy Ausmus – 88,000
4. Radek Stockner – 88,000
5. Eli Elezra – 84,300
6. Keven Stammen – 74,000
7. Bryan Colin – 72,000
8. Michael Kamran – 72,000
9. Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 40,000
10. Barry Shulman – 30,000

Notable Eliminations:

Freddy Deeb, Matt Glantz, Nelly, Chris Moorman, Mark Vos, Gabe Kaplan

Big Hands:

Freddy Deeb Busted By Keven Stammen

Three players were in a pot that saw a flop of KQ4 hit the felt. Keven Stammen fired 2,200 and Freddy Deeb made the call, as did another player. The turn was the 10 and everyone checked. The river was the Q and Deeb led out with 6,000. The other player in the hand folded, but Stammen repopped it to 37,000 total. Deeb only had 11,000 behind and made the call.

Deeb then tabled AJ for a Broadway straight, but Stammen showed KQ for a full house and Deeb’s main event was over.

Chris Moorman Gone

The player in the small blind limped in and Chris Moorman moved all in. The small blind called and the players tabled their hands.

Small Blind: AK
Moorman: JJ

Board: A4437

Moorman was outflopped and could not catch up the rest of the way and his main event was cut short on day 1.

Mark Vos Ousted

Mark Vos raised to 700 preflop and action folded around to Peter Hedlund. He reraised to 3,000 and Vos came back over the top, moving in for 8,450. Hedlund called and showed down AK. Vos tabled QQ and things were looking good for Vos. But the turn brought another ace to the party and Vos couldn’t hit his set on the river and he was eliminated.

Jerry Yang Doubles Up

A player in middle position raised to 850 and Jerry Yang all in 3,925. Action folded around to the middle position player. He made the call and Yang showed KQ. The middle position player showed 22 and the flop fell QQ3.

The player in the big blind then announced that he had folded a deuce. The turn was the K, filling up Yang and the river was the case 2. Yang doubled to 8,000.

Prerry Friedman Cracks Aces, Eliminates Opponent

Perry Friedman took a flop heads up against his opponent and the flop fell 998. After a series of bets and raises all of the money got in and the cards were turned face up.

Friedman showed K9, which was miles ahead of the AA of his opponent. The turn was the 7 and the river was the 8, giving Friedman a full house and the pot.

Nines Are No Good For Alexander

Jason Alexander raised from the hijack position and was called by the small blind. The flop was A104 and both players checked. The turn was the 6 and the small blind checked again.

Alexander decided it was time to bet and put out 1500 into the middle. He was met with a check-raise to 3500 from the small blind. After some thought, Alexander put in the call. The river was the 8 and both players checked.

Alexander tabled the 99, but the small blind turned over AQ and took the pot.

Veldhuis With A Stone Cold Bluff

Over at the feature table, the flop came down 432 and the action was checked to Lex Veldhuis. He fired 2,300 and his opponent made the call. The turn was the 9 and action was checked to Veldhuis again. He fired 6,000 more chips into the pot and his opponent stuck around. The river was the A and action was checked again to Veldhuis. He then moved all in for over 40,000, having his opponent covered. This induced a fold and Veldhuis then tabled K6 for absolutely nothing. He raked in the pot and was at 70,000.

Yang Doubles Up Again

After being moved to a new table, Jerry Yang made it 900 to go preflop and was three-bet by Steve Paul-Ambrose to 2550. Yang called and they saw a flop of 2K8 and Steve Paul-Ambrose put out enough to put Yang all in.

Yang put in the call and said “This is the hand I won the World Series with,” said Yang as he tabled the 88, giving him middle set. Steve Paul-Ambrose showed the 99 and needed to improve to take the pot.

The turn was the K and the 5, doubling up Yang to 17,000.

Player Tags: Perry Friedman,   Peter Hedlund,   Mark Vos,   Jerry Yang,   Jason Alexander,   Freddy Deeb,   Keven Stammen,   Lex Veldhuis,   Chris Moorman

Level 18 Update: John Kabbaj Secures Monster Chiplead

Jun 25, '09

Blinds: 6,000-12,000

Players Remaining: 20 out of 275

Chip Counts:

1. John Kabbaj — 1,550,000
2. Kirill Gerasimov — 650,000
3. J.C. Alvarado — 630,000
4. Isaac Haxton — 550,000
5. Davidi Kitai — 480,000
6. Justin Young — 470,000
7. Darryll Fish — 415,000
8. Ken Lenaard — 394,000
9. Eric Baldwin — 375,000
10. Jason Lester — 365,000

Average Chip Count: 412,500

Notable Eliminations:

27. Keith Lehr — $24,066
26. Daniel Drescher — $24,066
25. Masaaki Kagawa — $24,066
24. Luke Staudenmaier — $24,066
23. Kevin Stammen — $24,066
22. Bryn Kenney — $24,066

Big Hands:

Kieth Lehr Eliminated in 27th Place ($24,066)

Although it was Michael Kamran who crippled Kieth Lehr in a previous hand when Lehr ran his J-10 into Kamran’s A-J on a jack-high board, it was Ken Lennard that gets the kill when his A-9 cracked Lehr’s A-A.

Crippled just a few hands prior, Kieth Lehr gets it all in pre-flop with AA against Ken Lenaard’s A9.

The board comes Q87K9, giving Lenaard the ace-high flush on the river to crack Lehr’s aces and send him to the rail in 27th place ($24,066).

Luke Staudenmaier Eliminated in 24th Place ($24,066)

It’s a three-way all in pot between Luke Staudenmaier, Kirill Gerasimov and Keven Stammen; Stammen has them both covered.

Staudenmaier: J10
Gerasimov: AK
Stammen: 1010

Board: 752QA

Stammen leads the pot with a pair of tens until the river where Gerasimov spikes an ace. Gerasimov more than doubles up this hand, now with 550,000 in chips as Stammen takes a big hit to his stack and Luke Staudenmaier is eliminated in 24th place ($24,066).

Kevin Stammen Eliminated in 23rd Place ($24,066)
Bryn Kenney Eliminated in 22nd Place ($24,066)

Kevin Stammen raises form under the gun and John Kabbaj reraises to 150,000 behind him. One-time chipleader Bryn Kenney moves all in for 278,000 from the big blind and both opponents call.

Stammen: JJ
Kenney: 1010
Kabbaj: AK

Board: 852A9

Kabbaj pairs his ace on the turn and eliminated both of his opponents in the same hand. Kevein Stammen is eliminated in 23rd place ($24,066) while former chipleader, Bryn Kenney is forced to settle for 22nd place ($24,066). John Kabbaj rakes the pot and secures a massive chiplead with well over 1.5 million this hand.

Left in the Deck

The remaining 20 players will take a twenty-minute break at the conclusion of Level 18 and will return at approximately 12:25 am PDT to begin Level 19.

Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov,   John Kabbaj,   Keith Lehr,   Luke Staudenmaier,   Keven Stammen,   Bryn Kenney

Level 17 Update: In The Money!

Jun 24, '09

Blinds: 5,000-10,000

Players Remaining: 27 out of 275

Chip Counts:

1. Bryn Kenney — 980,000
2. Isaac Haxton — 525,000
3. John Kabbaj — 440,000
4. J.C. Alvarado — 435,000
5. Eric Baldwin — 430,000
6. Darryll Fish — 420,000
7. Michael Brummelhuis — 420,000
8. Kevin Stammen — 385,000
9. Ken Lenaard — 358,000
10. Jason Lester — 327,000

Average Chip Count: 305,555

Notable Eliminations:

Thiago Nishijima
Jordan Smith
Michael Pesek

Big Hands:

Florian Langmann Doubles Jordan Smith, Leaves Him Crippled…

Kevin Stammen raises to 25,000 from middle position and Jordan Smith moves all in for 86,000 from the button. Florian Langmann calls all in for 66,000 from the small blind and Stammen folds.

Langmann: AQ
Smith: AK

Board: AJ62

Langmann gets it in behind but spikes a queen on the flop to double up to 175,000 this hand, leaving Smith was just two big blinds.

Jordan Smith Eliminated by Kevin Stammen

Just a few hands after being crippled by Florian Langmann, Jordan Smith moves all in for 20,000 total from the big blind after Kevin Stammen already makes it in the pot before him.

Smith: A3
Stammen: Q10

Board: Q62KJ

Stammen flopped top pair, eliminating Jordan Smith in 29th place, just one spot off the bubble.

In The Money; Pesek Bubbles 28th

Bryn Kenney raises to 26,000 from the button and Michael Pesek calls from the big blind.

The flop comes 963, and Pesek checks to Kenney who bets 33,000. Pesek tanks for several minutes before reraising the size of the pot. Kenney re-pots and puts Pesek all in.

Pesek: K10
Kenney: K6

Kenney flopped middle pair. The turn and river are the 5 and the K, no help for Michael Pesek who is eliminated on the bubble in 29th place as Bryn Kenney adds to his chiplead.

Left in the Deck

Players hit the money with about 15 minutes left in Level 17, and as a result the remaining 27 players re-drew for new seat assignments at the final three tables.

Player Tags: Jordan Smith,   Keven Stammen,   Michael Pesek,   Bryn Kenney,   Florian Langmann

Keven Stammen Wins Event No. 13

Jun 07, '09

Keven Stammen Wins Event No. 13, Angel Guillen Eliminated In 2nd Place($312,800)

Keven Stammen entered heads up play against Angel Guillen with nearly a 5-1 chip lead. However, Guillen managed to cut that down considerably and the two players were almost even in chips when the final hand came down.

Keven Stammen raised to 105,000 from the button and Angel Guillen made the call. The flop came 982 and Guillen checked. Stammen fired 225,000 and Guillen popped it to 775,000. Guillen then moved all in and Stammen made the call.

Stammen: JJ
Guillen: J9

Guillen hit top pair on the flop but Stammen held an overpair. The turn was the 10 and the river was the 2 and Keven Stammen won event 13, pocketing $506,786.

That concludes CardPlayer.com’s live updates from this final table. Congratulations to Keven Stammen, winner of event 13.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Angel Guillen

Torrey Reily Eliminated In 5th Place, Bahador Ahmadi 4th, Shawn Glines 3rd

Jun 07, '09

Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 1,088

Chip Counts:

1. Keven Stammen – 6,300,000
2. Angel Guillen – 1,500,000

Average Chip Count: 3,900,000

Notable Eliminations:

5. Torrey Reily — $100,446
4. Bahador Ahmadi — $139,934
3. Shawn Glines — $202,694

Big Hands:

Torrey Reily Eliminated In 5th Place($100,446)

Reily raised to 100,000 from under the gun and the action folded around to Bahador Ahmadi in the big blind. He raised all in, having Reily covered. Reily decided to call and both players tabled their hands.

Reily: QJ
Ahmadi: AJ
Board: K9793

Reily flopped a gutshot straight draw but it never materialized on the next two streets and he was knocked out in 5th place. Reily earned $100,466 for his time.

Bahador Ahmadi Eliminated In 4th Place($139,934)

Keven Stammen raised to 105,000 and Ahmadi reraised all in. Stammen made the call and both players showed down their hands.

Stammen: KJ
Ahmadi: 55
Board: Q88JK

Ahmadi got through the flop unscathed, but the turn and river brought a bullet to the chest and head successively as Stammen paired both of his cards and Ahmadi was ousted in 4th place.

Shawn Glines Eliminated In 3rd Place($202,694)

Keven Stammen raised to 105,000 from the button and Shawn Glines raised to 300,000. Stammen then pushed all in, having Glines covered. Glines made the call and showed down AK. That is usually a good hand to have, but when your opponent shows down KK, as Stammen did, you are in trouble.

The board ran out 1022Q3 and Glines was eliminated in 3rd place, pocketing a cool $202,694.

Player Tags: Torrey Reily,   Shawn Glines,   Keven Stammen,   Bahador Ahmadi

Final Table Update: Garrett Beckman 10th, Gregg Merkow 9th, Matthew Lynn 8th, Oktay Altinbas 7th

Jun 07, '09

Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 7 out of 1,088

Chip Counts:

1. Bahador Ahmadi – 2,050,000
2. Keven Stammen – 1,900,000
3. Angel Guillen – 1,650,000
4. Shawn Glines – 1,092,000
5. Antoine Berube – 477,000
6. Torrey Reily – 380,000

Average Chip Count: 1,161,571

Notable Eliminations:

10. Garrett Beckman — $35,584
9. Gregg Merkow — $41,439
8. Matthew Lynn — $48,621
7. Oktay Altinbas — $59,356

Big Hands:

Garrett Beckman Eliminated In 10th Place($35,584)

Beckman moved all in for 303,000 from early position. Shawn Glines was next to act and shoved his stack of 751,000 all in. Everyone else got out of the way and the players turned up their hands.

Beckman: AK
Glines: 1010
Board: QJ529

Beckman was racing and got a broadway straight-draw on the flop. But the board never got any better as he bricked on the next two streets and he was out in 10th place, earning $35,584.

Gregg Merkow Eliminated In 9th Place($41,439)

Keven Stammen raised to 61,000 preflop and Merkow made the call. The flop came down 522 and Stammen led out with a bet of 100,000. Merkow then raised and Stammen came back over the top all in, having Merkow covered. Merkow made the call and the players showed their hands.

Stammen: 1010
Merkow: 77

Merkow was in deep trouble and needed one of the remaining sevens to double up. Instead, the turn put the nail in the coffin as the 10 gave Stammen a full house and Merkow was ousted in 9th place, cashing out for $41,439.

Matthew Lynn Eliminated In 8th Place($48,621)

Keven Stammen raised to 61,000 from the button and Bahador Ahmadi made the call from the small blind. Lynn then moved all in for 286,000 more and Ahmadi was the only caller. The players then turned up their hands.

Ahmadi: KJ
Lynn: A10
Board: K62108

The flop gave Ahmadi the lead and Lynn was unable to improve and he was ousted in 8th place. He won $48,621 for his efforts.

Oktay Altinbas Eliminated In 7th Place($59,356)

Angel Guillen raised to 60,000 from the button and Altinbas popped it to 300,000 from the small blind. Guillen pushed all in, having Altinbas covered. Altinbas decided to call and put himself at risk.

Altinbas: 1010
Guillen: JJ
Board: A8892

Altinbas was dominated with an overpair and could not improve. He was eliminated in 7th place and cashed $59,356.

Player Tags: Gregg Merkow,   Garrett Beckman,   Keven Stammen,   Oktay Altinbas,   Angel Guillen,   Bahador Ahmadi

Keven Stammen Eliminated

Mar 16, '09

Keven "stammdogg" Stammen rode a short stack for most of the day but ultimately couldn't mount a comeback. He has been eliminated from the tournament.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Keven Stammen

No Limit 'Hold Em Level 9 Recap

Jun 14, '08

Blinds: 500-1000 ante 100

Player Remaining: 283 of 2706

Average Chip Stack: 28,886

Chip Leaders:

Bernard Lee: 150,000
Kevin Stammen: 105,000
Joe Awada: 85,000
Salim Zakhem: 75,000
Jean-Robert Bellande: 70,000
Court Harrington: 70,000
Bob Yamaguchi: 65,000
Matt Rosen: 60,000
Mark Seif: 55,000

Big Hands:

Dziansau Eliminates Two Players

Player first name unknown, last name Dziansau eliminated two players when his QQ held up against 88 and AK in a three-way all in. The female player who was in possession of ace king pleaded verbally with the board for help, but to no avail: J54106. Dziansau won a pot worth about 18,000.

Gama-Lobo Takes One Down Against Stammdogg

Justin Scott has taken several hits to his stack in the past hour, including doubling up the seat 9 player--twice. A few hands after Scott's KJ failed to best seat 9's AJ, Tony Gama-Lobo made a raise of 3,500 from under the gun and drew two callers: Scott and the small blind in seat 1. Keven "Stammdogg" Stammen, huge stacked in the big blind, then decided to try a squeeze, making it 20,000 to go. Gama-Lobo called all in, and the other two players got out of the way. Stammen didn't look thrilled that he was called, but he did turn over the best hand A10 against Gama-Lobo's KQ. The Q in the window spelled trouble for Stammen, who received only negligible help the rest of the way: Q94710. Stammen still has over 80,000. Gama-Lobo won a pot worth about 30,000.
 
Lee Picks Up Big Pot

Nearing the bubble, Bernard Lee raised the big blind with AQ and the blind pushed all in over the top for 30k more. Lee made the call, and they were running near even, as his opponent tabled AQ. The board ran out J534K, making Lee the improbably nut flush. Lee was tournament leader after the hand with about 150,000.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen

Michael Binger Eliminated by Keven Stammen

Mar 17, '08

Michael Binger is all in preflop with pocket aces against the pocket sevens of Keven "Stammdog" Stammen. A seven hits the flop and Binger is eliminated from the tournament.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Michael Binger,   Keven Stammen